The water of the Jordan Valley : scarcity and deterioration of Ggoundwater and its impact on the regional vevelopment

Weitere Verfasser: Hötzl, Heinz , [HerausgeberIn] , [http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt]
Möller, P. , [HerausgeberIn] , [http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt]
Rosenthal, Eliahu , [HerausgeberIn] , [http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Ausgabe: 1st ed. 2009.
Umfang/Format: 1 online resource (543 pages).
Schlagworte:
Parallelausgabe: ISSN: 3-540-77756-3
Online Zugang: Available online
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Regional setting
  • State of the Art
  • Hydrogeology
  • The hydrochemical history of the Rift
  • Research Studies
  • Characterization of recharge areas by rare earth elements and stable isotopes of H2O
  • Regional hydrochemical and hydrogeological aspects of groundwater in the Jordan-Dead Sea Rift system
  • Specific regional hydrological aspects
  • Hydrogeology and flow pattern along the Fazael–E-Salt cross-section
  • Lake Tiberias and its dynamic hydrochemical environment
  • Retreat of the Dead Sea and its effect on the surrounding groundwater resources and the stability of its coastal deposits
  • Aquifers in the western Jordan Valley
  • 3-D Hydrogeological model of the Marsaba-Feshkha region
  • Groundwater flow and transport model of the Jericho area
  • Hydrochemistry and isotope hydrogeology in the Jericho area/Palestine
  • A GIS based hydrosystem model for the Jericho Plain, Palestine
  • Aquifers in the eastern Jordan Valley
  • GIS based model for groundwater flow and heat transport in Zarqa Ma’in and Jiza area, central Jordan
  • Groundwater conditions of the Jordan Rift escarpment northeast of the Dead Sea
  • Protective potential of soils, ground-water vulnerability and hazards in the Wadi Shueib, Jordan
  • An integrated approach for the hydrogeological investigation of unconsolidated aquifers in the lower Jordan Valley
  • Groundwater Management
  • Sustainable management of groundwater resources
  • State of water strategy and policy
  • Future water demands
  • Summary and conclusions.